The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-09-25
THE THISTLES WATER LINE.
II WIZ BE NO BAR TO TIE RlCR
ON TUESDAY.


The Question Abeut its 0vsr-ie.stA Lsfv e
an Unpire, but his Decisiea VIII Net be
Allowed 20 interiors win The Reess.
Tho Scotch cutter Thistle, with her enam-
eilod steel hull a. sleek and glossy a. o rcd
race horse. was noated yesterday in the big
craving dock at Erie Basin and toved over 70
Tompkinsville. She will not leave her anchor
age there until she undertakes, on Tuesday,
the berculean task OF knocking out the Yankee
Volunteer. A cutting Northwestern kept away
the crowds that usually admire her from piers,
hotol balconies, and rowboata
The Volunteer was potleaded yesterday
morning, and score OF workmen put such
polish on her with stove brushes and flannel
that her admirers could SEQ their faces In her
sides A new spinnaker. with jack yard at
tached to the foot, was taken aboard. This
spar answers the came purpose 40 club to
.topsail 1t will enable the clipper TO set the
new spinnsker. which is longer on the foot than
the spinnnker boom. beyond tho end Of the
boom.
Commodore Gerry. Chairman James D.
Smith Of the Americas Cup Committee. Vice
Commodore Haight. Mr. Philip Schuyler.
Messrs. Gouverneur Kortright and Alexander
Taylor Jr., OF tho Regatta Committee: Gen.
Paine. Mr.. James Bell. and Designer Watson
Of the Thistle and Secretary William York Of
the Royal Clyde Yacht Club. met last night at
NT Y9 n se SS AND fsf Fssu
conversation was thus given out By Commo-
~" the Cup Committee had it's attention called
70 the fact Of reported discrepancy between
fhe water line as stated by the challenger IN
bis ORIGINAL communieation 70 the club and
hrer Of the club on the 22d. It was sontended
b the challenger that in his view Of the CON
struction OF the deed OF gift. the water line
n necessary dimension
was compelled to furnish e With accuracy.
Ths Is e hs @ that
Of the president that. would be established
By accepting either view OF the case at this
lion to the umpire. Mr., George l. Schuyler.
Eommis.se stated that In the event Of the UNI.
hs T 70 prseuds Sr
competing under her challenge new ,ohal:;
nsSs sr epSs S ssespsd
them With the Ike effect a. ne h accurate
viii report on It tomorrow. Whatever his de-
nision may DO. 1t Will not AFFECT the race which
chairman James D. Smith said:
There never has been any question about
question that has been raised, and which has
l. whether the dimensions in the deed Of Giif
Included length on the water line. The reason
why 1t was discussed was that 1t was the inten-
ton Of this committee to sec that the psec.
edent should not be established that
the question was inconsequenttal, At
ss e hs o% % s to ri ssss
committee. on behalf OF the committee, made
. presentation Of the case In writing at the
request Of Mr.. Geo: l. Schuyler. umpire OF the
facts In the case, Mr.. Bell also. BY the request
OF the umpire, presented the case from his
standpoint, and all the papers were taken
the nmSiTs who win rh rende, biz biz, de- T.
delivered iiS 10 the Chairman Of the com.
mit.ee,. WHO will authorize full publica-
ton OF It In the press This will show the entire
facts OF the case. The whole subject has been
discussed in a spirit Of the utmost fairness and
courtesy. and II Is believed that the decision
which will be rendered by ths umpire will DO
satisfactory to all concerned"
Mr.. Bell said:
There was never any thought Of postponing
or declaring the race of. The question was
whether. according to the deed OF gift, the
challenging yacht Is required to give her water
line length. We construed the clause OF the
deed to mean our Custom House measurement:
thing like her accurate dimensions, we stated
simply as a matter OF courtesy, what her APP
proximate water line length would be. The
Cup Committee received our letter, In which
we said that We gave only the approximate
length, and they took then no exception TO tho
form Of the challenge Gen. Paine said re-
Gently to me that he had spent many hours
from the Custom House measurement, and
tWssS % AND 30 feet TSs House
method OF measurement Is peculiarly British"